Job overview

Are you a dedicated and experienced Dietitian seeking a rewarding role in the community? We are excited to announce an excellent opportunity for a Band 7 Adult Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic community team as a clinical lead and make a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the patients and families in our local borough.

·       Are you specialist dietitian with an interest in the community?

·       Are you looking to develop your skills in a clinical lead post

 We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and confident individual with extensive dietetic experience to join us on a 1-year fixed term basis (maternity cover) as a Band 7 Clinical Lead Dietitian in the borough of Hounslow. You will provide high quality dietetic care to community paediatric patients whilst also leading the adult Dietetics service and supporting the wider dietetic team.

The Adult Community Dietetic team is responsible for providing dietetic advice in a diverse range of nutritional areas to patients and their carers in a range of settings including clinics, nursing homes and in the patients’ own homes as required.

Clinics run in various locations including Chiswick, Brentford, Feltham and Hounslow central.

The successful candidate will be fully supported by a friendly and social, adult and paediatric, community dietetic team which has a strong commitment to professional development and training. 

You will need to be able to deliver care both in person and virtually and be able to travel efficiently across the borough.

Main duties of the job

• To carry a clinical caseload and be responsible for the provision of an effective service, providing nutritional counselling to patients/clients and carers in all clinical areas referred.
• To ensure implementation of dietetic pathways across the team and monitor PTL list on a regular basis.
• Lead on delivery of group sessions and the use of digital platforms for conducting virtual  dietetic consultations.

• To lead on training for a variety of staff, and carers in a variety of settings and using a variety of teaching styles.
• To gain acceptance with clients, parents and carers, using motivational and negotiation skills to select the appropriate treatment programme and treatment evaluation plan in accordance with local guidelines and evidence-based practice.
• To be able to work to a high level independently whilst ensuring compliance with HPC and BDA codes of professional conduct.
• To assist in the routine updating of diets sheets and other nutritional information produced by the Dietetic department, and to ensure that materials comply with guidelines laid down by Hounslow CCG.
• To work as a member of the dietetic department, providing a comprehensive dietetic service to the work areas agreed and allocated. To provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians regarding provision of nutritional support for patients based on clinical evidence.
• To be responsible for monitoring and review of patients to ensure safe practice through development of a caseload management plan considering risk management and the documentation and reporting of critical incidents as outlined in Trust policy.
• To communicate and liaise with all appropriate healthcare professionals in the multidisciplinary teams regarding nutrition related prescriptions for management of malnutrition or in the dietary treatment of conditions. To also provide information, education to clinicians, patients and carers. The ability to develop and use communication and teaching skills to educate our diverse and multicultural population is essential.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. 

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.  

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. 

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.